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Earlier today, “New” Mets Manager Jerry Manuel made his final weekly appearance of the season on WFAN’s afternoon show, Mike’d Up.
In case you missed it, here are a few highlights:
- Manuel does not believe there is a leadership problem nor a cultural or ethnic divide in the clubhouse.
- He said the team will need continue to deal with their September issues until the team breaks through. Manuel believes this will strengthen the team once they make the postseason.
- Manuel was bothered by the team’s poor play the last week of the season.
- He believes his players need to play more team oriented baseball in order for them to be successful.
- Manuel said he should have entrusted more of the other pitchers he had available in the bullpen.
- When discussing the evaluation of his coaches for next season, Manuel stopped short of endorsing Luis Aguayo as the team’s third base coach.
- Manuel will not ‘count out’ Luis Castillo as the team’s second basemen next season.
- He would like to find an everyday position for Daniel Murphy next season.
- Manuel praised an injured Johan Santana for performing under the pressure of a pennant race in New York.
- When asked to describe a team managed by Jerry Manuel, he answered his team is one that “understands the situation, rhythm and flow of the game” and is committed to winning. Manuel singled out Jose Reyes as taking steps in that direction, as evident by stealing bases in more opportune times.
- Manuel was non-committal when asked if the recent criticism towards David Wright and Jose Reyes was warranted, but believes if it is, it can be used as learning tool for their future progression.
To listen to the interview in it’s entirety, go to WFAN.com.
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If they bring back Castillo you might as well not watch next season b/c it is guaranteed they will not make the playoffs.
luis aguayo better be gone.
here’s a great position for Murph: 1B !!!!
Santana is a hero, even before we new he was hurt.
the idea of replacing a 38 HR 115 ribi with an inexperience daniel murphy is just silly, i could see you saying left field or second base, but 1st base? THINK MAN!
you aren’t replacing delgado’s production. you are trading it for pitching, and defense, by signing O-Dog. Better pitching and defense while having two more 300 hitters to your infield will more than make up for the RBI.
This team without Delgado and with Hudson and Murph on the right of the infield will not score as many runs, but would win more games.
Good points.
I’m looking forward to next season so this MetsyMad22 guy isn’t posting here anymore. I mean, they weren’t here through the season, so i’d imagine that should hold true next year!
You know what would have been a smart move by Manuel.
Saying that he has no intention of playing a guy with three years remaining on his contract.
I will be surprised if Castillo arrives to spring training with the Mets.
Who is going to trade anything of value that can make an immediate impact for Delgado? I just don’t see a market for this guy. He turned it around last year, but he is another year older.
So where does pitching come into that? Are you trading Delgado for pitching?
You are going to pay Delgado 4 million to leave and replace his production with a rookie and a guy who wants Utley type money with this production. 8 HR, 54 Runs 41RBI??? Why?
Rogasm, we would get some value as his contract would be decently cheap and short term. However, for those same reasons he is more valuable to us.
You don’t think some team is going to want Delgado and his production even at his age? Look at Jim Thome and Frank Thomas.
If and I mean if Mets can trade Delgado to the AL where he can be a productive DH there, I think the return will be good instead of trading Delgado in the NL, where I don’t think the Mets get as much back and plus, I bet there would be more than a few times in so Mets can get back a few good prospects plus a ML player or two.
i think Minaya is thinking of that, because they’re playing Murphy at 1B in the instructional league, and if we get a quality pitcher for Delgado i’ll pull the trigger (i don’t see Delgado putting those numbers again, he was just looking he’s option to be picked up), Delgado was Huge, but if we get the Byrnes for Castillo Trade, sign Hudson and Trade Delgado for a Pitcher we’re much better……………………..and of course change almost de hole bullpen
I sure hope dan murphy can some how learn to play 2nd base in a couple of months.
That ain’t happening. I don’t think he’s quick enough and can cover enough ground. Besides, he’s listed on the Arizona Fall League roster as a 1st baseman.
I’d like us to get Orlando Hudson to play second.
is hudson a type A or B free agent? bc I think we can only sign 2 and krod and lowe are way more important to our needs especially if we dont resign perez.
type A…..i prefer Maine to close, so that’s where I’m coming from.
Maine won’t close
You prefer a guy having shoulder surgery to close. Good.
Not to mention that you then need to sign another SP. We already have 2 holes and you create another by puting a question mark as closer.
If you go out right now and get 2 starters and a closer then if Maine fails you can slip Niese into his spot. If you move Maine down then you HAVE to start Niese and that could be Pelfrey all over again.
Yeah. Murph at second.
I’d love to see Murphy at second, but the word “fast” or “quick” does not come to mind when envisioning him.
the idea of him and delgado on the right side of the infield, with David’s arm and Jose’s brain thrown in, it could be a frustrating year.
Most Mets fans have become $uckerz for the big splash, homerun hitting free agent. It’s sad b/c these Yankees-esque made teams never win it all. The Mets need more all around ball players. Please no Manny, trade Delgado, no Burrell, no more Pedro and Castillo.
I’d love to see a team that is based around defense, speed, pitching, and situational hitting. If that means less runs scored, less homeruns, less crazy stat lines, FINE. the wins will make up for it.
Yes, because Beltran, Reyes, Wright and Church are terrible defenders.
Injured Santana? What did I miss?
he pitched all season with a bad knee and had surgery last week
Santana had a torn meniscus the last month of the season, and had arthroscopic surgery last week….pretty unbelievable what he accomplished with this injury (and our bullpen!)
This guy is a warrior, as much as a baseball player can be considered one, and Omar should be praised for getting this absolutely amazing player.
yep…….it is so sad that guys like aaron heilman, luis castillo, scott schowenweiss, luis ayala, etc cost him a post season chance.
I totally agree….but considering what Santana did this year with probably at least 6 wins blown for him, and his knee the last month, we could see a performance like Seaver in 1969 and Gooden in 1985 from him next year….imagine if we fix the bullpen and give him 9 runs a game like we gave Steve Trachsel in 2006—Johan could win 25-plus!
I am already looking forward to 2009, as we have the best pitcher in baseball to anchor the team.
Luis Ayala had a better save pct with the New York Mets this season than Billy Wagner.
You are on a roll Mad22
I think we need to sign Manny. He will relief stress for reyes and wright, and the man is total clutch. As far as personality is concerned I think he will like the mets. I think he could like a manager who refers clutch as gangsta. If no, please give me reasons. I don’t like people to just say no without a valid excuse.
we also need to trade Evans for one good bullpen arm. I think thats fair market value.
evans can’t get you a bullpen arm.
manny is expensive, and a luxury. we need pitching more than anything.
manny is OLD. havent u seen enough retirement players coming to the Mets? I’veread that book before.
I agree we need pitching, but we need somone whos clutch at the plate as well. Keith Hernandez and Gary carter were considered old veterans but they worked out. sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.
Do you know how old Keith and Garry were when the CAME to the Mets?
manny wouldve been perfect for us to trade for at the deadline, even with the bullpen i guarantee if we got manny we’re talking right now about the nlcs. unfortunately manny over 3-4 years is scary and since you can only sign so many Type A free agents i think we should look toward krod and lowe who both fill much bigger vacancies for us.
dude im so with you on this. i really think we should have tried to be the 3rd team in the bay to the pirates manny to us…..then i woulda let him walk and taken the picks.
Would not have gotten the picks. Part of the deal was they could not offer arbitration to him.
Metsy, I generally agree after Pedro, Alou, El Puque, etc, that we need to stay away from the aging vets after their last big contract…but Manny is 36, seemingly healthy, and maybe he is thinking about his place in history….
He was on both of the Indians’ World Series teams, won two rings in Boston, and has already led the Dodgers to the NLCS…if he comes home to NY and leads the Mets to a title, he seriously would be considered one of not only the greatest statistical players of all time, but as one of the all time winners/leaders as well. He would be looked at as like a cross between Hank Aaron and Reggie Jackson, even more than he already is….
I was against Manny before, but if we give him 3 or 4 years at $20 mil per, and we win one title, might it not be worth it?
Though I do agree a championship would be nice, there’s something about stocking the team with a big-name player whose only purpose is to win a chamionship that I don’t like. I rather win or lose with the core group of guys we have now, and patch up the bullpen, rotation, 2nd and LF with solid players who we look to keep for a while. Maybe I’m not expressing myself correctly, but it does seem a bit too Yankee-esque, too short-run-oriented, to just buy the biggest name available.
Although, I wouldn’t be entirely opposed to getting Manny if we let Delgado go, and/or re-signed him and traded him for youth. In that case, Manny could be our designated clean-up bat, no questions asked, and less of a risk than Delgado, who may or may not produce like the past few months.
To add on to my last comment, I feel that Manny would have more of a purpose on the team as ‘Clean Up Hitter’ if Delgado were let go. Otherwise, I simply see him as, someone above me said, a luxury player with no place on the t-e-a-m, even if he would make the team better.
Ya follow?
I really do agree with your sentiment, and love the idea of Wright, Reyes, and Big Pelf, with FMart and Smith and Murph and hopefully Evans and Carp and Niese and others on the hori